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John Ladbury and Company are delighted to have produced and installed the main family kitchen and additional furniture, in collaboration with Macdonald Wright architects, in the RIBA house of the year competition, as featured on channel 4 Grand Designs with Kevin McCloud. The country house is designed to reflect the history of Kent in the four oast house towers that interconnect with the main house. The architects took into consideration the environment and the landscape using local Kent clay, and sweet chestnut boarding for the exterior to ensure that it blended in with the Kent skyline.

The contemporary designed family kitchen was produced in European character oak, with handle-less doors and drawers, complimenting the integral design of the house. The owners are delighted with their kitchen and we, at John Ladbury and Company, are thrilled to have been part of this prestigious project.

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How we work

We will work with you to produce your desired drawings and choice of wood. Our skilled craftsmen will then build your furniture at our workshop in Hertfordshire using a combination of traditional skills and high tech machinery.

Finally our installation team will fit the furniture and carry out any other associated work required for the satisfactory completion of the project.

Testimonials

“Dear Mr Ladbury I would like to say a big thank you for the design and installation of our new kitchen. We feel our decision to ask John Ladbury....” - Steve and Mary Tilley

“Dear David and Team Many thanks for building our dream kitchen; it really is stunning and the heart of our home.....” - Justin and Simone Deans

“Dear Amanda and teamWe are very grateful to you for making our dream kitchen come true. Your brochure and website were the deciding factors in c....” - Mr and Mrs S

“Thank you and the whole team at John Ladbury for the excellent work you have done for us. We are so pleased with the beautiful bedroom wardrobes, the ....” - Karin Vallis

“Dear DavidJust a note to say a huge thank you for our beautiful kitchen. Whilst we appreciate that it was not an easy project for all concerned ....” - Mr and Mrs Clementson

“Dear all, I would like to thank you for our new kitchen with which I am delighted. We have been really impressed with the whole operation f....” - Mrs W

“Dear David, Philip and I are absolutely delighted with our new kitchen and cannot thank you all enough for the care and expertise that you have ....” - Mrs C Edwards

“Dear John and David, Thank you so much, our kitchen looks beautiful. Alan and Peter, your painters, and Jeff have all been great.....” - Gerry and Adrian

“Dear Mandy, We just wanted to thank you for all your help in designing our gorgeous new kitchen. It is amazingly different from what it replaced....” - Mr and Mrs Williams

“Dear Mandy, We just wanted to write and thank you and everyone at John Ladbury for our fabulous new kitchen.We LOVE it! From beginning to e....” - Deb and John Naccarato

“Dear DavidPlease see attached payment for the fitted wardrobes which look fantastic. We'd also like to say thank you to all concerned at Ladbury....” - Mr P Centa

“Dear DavidNow that our kitchen is completed, Paula and I would just like to confirm to you how pleased we are with the whole experience. The fin....” - Mr and Mrs Woolfe

“Dear DavidI wanted to take this opportunity to thank the entire team for the fantastic kitchen you have given us. From design, through construct....” - Mr and Mrs Monk

“Dear Mandy I am writing to thank you and your team for a fantastic job in the creation of our new kitchen. We know that it was not entirely straightfo....” - Mr and Mrs Hollest 2014

“September 2015
We have just had our new kitchen fitted by John Ladbury and Company and are absolutely thrilled with it. From beginning to e....” - Paul and Sally Mason

“We'd like to thank you for all the hard work and dedication you and your team showed in the installation of our new kitchen. Unlike some of the ot....” - Leon and Natalie

“Dear David
'We would like to take this opportunity to say how please we are with our new kitchen, it is everything we expected and wanted. Your e....” - Mr and Mrs Garwood

“Dear David
I have to let you know what a stunning investment our John Ladbury kitchen has been, After ten years of constant use (and misuse!) fro....” - Katie Carr

“Hi David,
When Rachel and I visited your showroom (just a nice place to be) we knew we'd found the right company and people to buy our kitc....” - Mike, Watford

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We would like to thank the John Ladbury and Company team for our beautiful kitchen, especially Nikos who was our designer. There is so much more r....” - Mr and Mrs McNamee

“Dear Amanda, Steve and all of the team at John Ladbury.
Thank you so much for your hard work and patience - we love our new kitchen! For the firs....” - Mr and Mrs Gowan